Kansas struggling to meet USDA testing target

WICHITA, Kan. -- Days after the federal Agriculture Department unveiled its plan for expanded surveillance for mad cow disease, Kansas officials say they're scrambling to figure out how to find and test enough at-risk cattle. Federal Agriculture Department officials said this week the broadened monitoring would focus on at least 201,000 animals that show signs of possible mad cow infection. Animals considered possible carriers include so-called downer animals that cannot stand at slaughter, cattle found dead on farms, or those with nervous system problems. Under the new testing, Kansas - the nation's second-largest cattle...